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Of recent vintages, 2020 may be the most consistent, as these wines demonstrate.
All wines below are red. (Continue reading here.)
Northern Rhônes Recently Tasted: Crozes-Hermitage and Saint-Joseph from Aléofane/Chave, Alexandre, Ferme des 7 Lunes, Fournalet
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Recent Northern Rhone vintages have been quite mixed. In 2019, especially, overripeness was frequently a problem, while in 2021 I have found wines that showed phenolic immaturity. Choose carefully.
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2021 and 2020 Baden Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris) GG Part II: Bassgeige Kähne, Schlossberg from Michel and Franz Keller
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Good Michel, poor Keller. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2019 Baden Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris) GG Part I: Eichberg, Feuerberg, Henkberg, Schlossgarten Villinger from Bercher and Salwey
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More promising than the Weisser Burgunder from Baden. (Continue reading here.)
2020 Baden Weisser Burgunder Part II: Hinter Winkeln "Gras im Ofen", Weingarten "Wingerte", Winklerberg Pagode from Heger, Schlumberger-Bernhart, Stigler
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A slightly more satisfying group. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2019 Weisser Burgunder GG from Baden Part I: Feuerberg Haslen, Kirchberg, Steingrubenberg from Bercher and Salwey
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Here, too, a poor showing for Weisser Burgunders. (Continue reading here,)
2021 and 2020 Wûrttemberg Weisser Burgunder: Gips Marienglas, Hungerberg, and Schlossberg from Aldinger, Ellwanger, and Neipperg
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A small, but not very edifying, showing for Württemberg Weisser Burgunders. (Continue reading here.)
2021 Weisser Burgunder GG from the Pfalz Part III: Kalmit, Sonnenberg from Bernhart, Jülg, Kranz, Siegrist
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2021 Weisserburgunder GG from the Pfalz Part II: Mandelberg, Münzberg Schlangenpfiff, Rosenkranz im Untern Kreuz, Im Sonnenschein from Minges, Münzberg/Kessler, Rebholz, Wehrheim
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Very good wines here, even if not the finest of Weisserburgunder vintages. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2020 Weiss Burgunder GG from the Pfalz Part I -- Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Langenmorgen, Mandelberg am Speyrer Weg from Bassermann-Jordan, Bergdolt/Sankt Lamprecht, Knipser, Kuhn, Pfeffingen
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Weiss Burgunder (also known as Weiß Burgunder, Weisserburgunder, Weißerburgunder, and Pinot Blanc) performs uniquely well in Germany, and especially in the Pfalz region, where at its best it can be racy and pure. (Continue reading here.)
2020 Franken Weisser Burgunder (Pinot Blanc) Karthäuser and Stein-Berg from Juliusspital and Staatliche Hofkeller Würzburg
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Only two wines shown here at the Wiesbaden GG Preview, but they show that Pinot Blanc (Weisser Burgunder) need not be a neutral, boring wine. (Continue reading here.)
2020 Ahr Frühburgunder GG -- Herrenberg, Mönchberg, Sonnenberg from Burggarten and Deutzerhof
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Frühburgunder is an earlier-ripening version of Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), and quite similar in overall presentation.
2020 Ahr Spätburgunder GG Part II -- Burggarten, Kirchtürmchen, Landskrone, Rosenthal, Schieferlay from Burggarten, Deutzerhof, Nelles
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I’m very sorry to say this, but some of the Ahr wines are just bad to my (Burgundy-trained Pinot Noir) palate, but others are clearly technically-flawed and should not have been allowed by the VDP to bear the GG designation or any designation related to VDP. (Continue reading here.)
2020 Ahr Spätburgunder GG Part I -- Alte Lay, Eck, Kräuterberg, Mönchberg Spätburgunder GG from Adenauer, Burggarten, Deutzerhof
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This is a region where I’ve rarely producers making wines that I could appreciate. That appears to be especially the case in 2020. Given the catastrophic losses of so many producers in 2021 as a result of the floods, I hesitated to post my notes on Ahr wines, but finally decided that if they were willing to label them as GG and show them, consumers were entitled to my views on the wines. (Continue reading here.)
2020 and 2019 Rheingau Spätburgunder GG Part II -- Hassel, Reichestal, Berg Schlossberg from Kloster Eberbach, Kaufmann, and Künstler
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Alas, less promising wines here than with the Höllenbergs. (Continue reading here.)
2020 and 2019 Rheingau Spätburgunder GG Part I -- Höllenberg from Allendorf, Kesseler, Kloster Eberbach, and Künstler
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Wines from this vineyard have a track record of long ageability. (Continue reading here.)
2020 Rheinhessen Spätburgunder Part II -- Heerkretz, Horn, Kreuz, Pares, from Kühling-Gillot, Neus, Wagner-Stempel
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Moving to the northern part of Rheinhessen, less prestigious for Pinot Noir than the Wonnegau in the south, but still producing wines of interest. (Continue reading here.)
der GG Part I -- Brunnenhäuschen, Frauenberg, Kirchenstück, Morstein from Battenfeld-Spanier, Gutzler, Keller
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Two winners and two losers. (Continue reading here.)
2020, 2019, 2018 Pfalz Spätburgunder Part IV -- Felsenberg, Im Grossen Garten, Kirschgarten, Mandelpfad, Saumagen, Steinbuckel from Knipser, Kuhn, and Rings
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Here we have Kinipser, one of Germany’s top Pinot Noir producers; Rings, who’s still a new kid on the block but rapidly demonstrating that he deserves to be in the top tier; and Philipp Kuhn, who may be just a little bit behind those two but also produces excellent wines. (Continue reading here.)
2020 and 2019 Pfalz Spätburgunder GG Part III -- Idig, Kalkberg, Kastanienbusch Köppel, Munzberg Schlangenpfiff, Rosenkranz - Zinkelberg from Christmann, Minkes, Munzberg/Kessler, Wehrheim
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Moving to the central part of the Pfalz, some producers whom I normally like were somewhat disappointing in their 2019 offerings. Perhaps the wines have begun to close? Or perhaps its the character of the vintage here. (Continue reading here.)
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